Did You See Him?

I was too young to know him,I was too young to understand.Only now can I grasp the meaning,Behind a solider fighting for his land.

He was gone before I was thought of,Gone away before I was born.But his memory lives with me,His sacrifices and the medals he had worn.

I'm wondering if you knew him,If perhaps, just maybe you were there.Can you offer any memories,That time seemed to tear?

I'm just wondering if perhaps,Maybe you stood by his side.Maybe, just maybe,You were there the day he died.

My family remembers him,Our Hero he will always be.I'm simply searching for some memories,To carry in the heart of me...

Author: Lacy M Johnson

58,193 Dog Tags from Vietnam War Casualties

American Casualties by Age Groups:

Age at Time of Death

Recorded Casualties

17

12

18

3,103

19

8,283

20

14,095

21

9,705

22

4,798

23

3,495

24

2,650

25

2,018

26

1,414

27

917

28

768

29

710

30-39

4,927

40-49

1,156

50-59

121

60-62

4

Unknown Age or Not Reported

17

Totals

58,193

American Casualties by Service Branch:

Service Branch

Recorded Casualties

Air Force

2,584

Army

38,209

Coast Guard

7

Marine Corps

14,838

Navy

2,555

Totals

58,193

American Casualties by Service Component:

Component

Recorded Casualties

Military Reserves

5,760

National Guard

97

Regular Military

34,475

Selective Service

17,672

Unknown

189

Totals

58,193

Casualty Types:

Casualty Type

Recorded Casualties

KIA; Died in Combat

38,502

KIA; Died of Wounds

5,264

KIA; Died while Missing

3,524

POW; Death while Captured

116

Non-Hostile; Other Causes

7,458

Non-Hostile; Death from Illness or Injury

1,978

Non-Hostile; Died while Missing

1,351

Totals

58,193

American Casualties by Race:

Race

Recorded Casualties

Native American

226

Caucasian

50,120

Malayan

252

Mongolian

116

Negro

7,264

Unknown

215

Totals

58,193

American Casualty Reasons:

Reason

Recorded Casualties

Gun, Small Arms

18,518

Multiple Fragmentary Wounds

8,456

Air Loss; Crash on Land

7,992

Other Explosive Devices

7,450

Artillery, Rocket or Mortar

4,914

Other Accident

1,371

Misadventure

1,326

Drowned; Suffocated

1,207

Vehicle Loss; Crash

1,187

Accidental Homicide

944

Accidental Self-Destruction

842

Other Causes

754

Air Loss; Crash at Sea

577

Burns

530

Illness; Disease

482

Suicide

382

Heart Attack

273

Intentional Homicide

234

Malaria

118

Bomb Explosion

52

Stroke

42

Hepatitis

22

Unknown; Not Reported

520

Totals

58,193

American Casualty Statistics by Religion:

Age at Time of Death

Recorded Casualties

Assemblies of God

117

Baptist - American

4

Baptist - Southern

121

Baptist - Other

9,478

Brethren, Dunkers

63

Buddhism

53

Christian Science

63

Church of Christ

528

Church of God

238

Congregational Christian

145

Disciples of Christ

34

Episcopal, Anglican

825

Evangelical, United Brethren

39

Evangelical, Reformed

11

Friends, Quakers

12

Jehovah's Witnesses

26

Jewish

269

Mormon Latter Day Saints

589

Lutheran & Missouri Synod

2,251

Methodist

4,079

Mission Covenant

1

Moslem, Muslim

12

Nazarene

132

Orthodox, Greek

58

Orthodox, Russian

22

Pentecostal

182

Presbyterian

1,303

Protestant - Other

559

Protestant - No Preference

16,644

Reformed

45

Roman Catholic

16,815

7th Day Adventist

116

Unitarian Universalist

45

United Church of Christ

11

No Religious Preference

1,284

Other Religions

210

Unknown

1,809

Totals

58,193

American Casualties by Sex:

Sex

Recorded Casualties

Female

8

Male

58,185

Totals

58,193

American Casualties by State and Protectorate:

Age at Time of Death

Recorded Casualties

Alabama

1,207

Alaska

57

Arizona

623

Arkansas

588

California

5,573

Canal Zone

2

Colorado

620

Connecticut

611

Delaware

122

District of Columbia

242

Florida

1,952

Georgia

1,582

Guam

70

Hawaii

276

Idaho

217

Illinois

2,934

Indiana

1,532

Iowa

853

Kansas

627

Kentucky

1,055

Louisiana

882

Maine

343

Maryland

1,014

Massachusetts

1,323

Michigan

2,654

Minnesota

1,072

Mississippi

637

Missouri

1,413

Montana

268

Nebraska

395

Nevada

151

New Hampshire

227

New Jersey

1,484

New Mexico

399

New York

4,121

North Carolina

1,609

North Dakota

198

Ohio

3,096

Oklahoma

988

Oregon

709

Pennsylvania

3,144

Puerto Rico

345

Rhode Island

207

South Carolina

896

South Dakota

193

Tennessee

1,291

Texas

3,415

Utah

366

Vermont

100

Virgin Islands

15

Virginia

1,304

Washington

1,050

West Virginia

732

Wisconsin

1,161

Wyoming

120

Other (Non-US)

121

Totals

58,193

American Vietnam War-Related Deaths by War Years and Post-War:

Year

Recorded Deaths

1956-60

9

1961

16

1962

52

1963

118

1964

206

1965

1,863

1966

6,143

1967

11,153

1968

16, 592

1969

11,616

1970

6,081

1971

2,357

1972

641

1973

168

1974

178

1975

161

1976

77

1977

96

1978

447

1979

148

1980

26

1981-90

34

1991-98

11

Totals

58,193

Warriors mourned by their comrades in arms

LCPL J. T. Adams

LCPL R. D. Adcox

SSG D. E. Ayers

2LT R. C. Barnes

LCPL J. A. Barrett

CPL F. J. Beltran

LCPL G. P. Bland

PFC W. J. Boland

PFC C. F. Butterfield

PFC I. Carlisi

1LT J. W. Cockrell

CPL L. F. Correa

LCPL W. L. Crawford

PFC R. L. Crites

LCPL K. H. Culp

LCPL D. V. Delozier

2LT S. L. Eakin

CPL R. W. Evans

PFC L. F. Faulkner

LCPL P. J. Fleming

LCPL J. D. Fulford

PFC D. J. Gier

PFC R. E. Gill

PFC T. D. Glawe

PFC C. H. Goldmeyer

PVT A. W. Greene

CPL H. D. Griffin

PFC J. O. Hall

PFC W. H. Hardwick

LCPL J. A. Hill

PFC R. H. Johnson

LCPL C. B. Johnston

SGT J. J. Jones

LCPL J. P. Kmetyk

2LT K. A. Kubik

2LT J. H. Lakin

SSG C. R. Leed

CPL R. P. Manela

LCPL A. N. Mascarenas

PFC J. O. McKinney

CPL F. J. Montez

CPL H. S. Oneto

LCPL G. W. Ragsdale

2LT W. G. Schanck

HM3 R. G. Schroeder

CPL R. L. Shafer"Bobby"

PFC C. S. Shelton

2LT D. W. Skibbe

SGT R. F. Starbuck

2LT L. G. Stone

CPL J. R. Thompson

PFC J. L. Urnes

PFC T. Vale

PFC T. J. Whitlock

CPL J. R. Willis

The Medal of Honor

Vietnam War

• There are 58 Living Recipients who performed actions in the Vietnam War. • There are 188 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Vietnam War.

Navy Medal of Honor: Vietnam War 1964-1975

These individuals earned the Navy Medal of Honor during the period specified. Their names are followed by their rank and rate, if known, the date of the action and the vessel or unit on which they served

In October, 1993 the living Medal of Honor recipients gathered for their bi-annual (now held annually) reunion, this year held in Charleston, South Carolina. Among the activities of the week was the dedication of a new museum. Located aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, the Medal of Honor Museum's exterior walls feature the names of all Medal of Honor recipients. Inside the museum itself are numerous exhibits, some dedicated to periods in Medal of Honor history, others to individual heroes. A memorial is also maintained to the most recently departed Medal recipient.

The Museum is maintained and operated by the dedicated staff of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, which is headquartered there. We encourage all visitors to the Charleston area to take the time to visit Patriots Point to tour the Yorktown as well as the Medal of Honor museum.

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